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Orland Park Police arrest woman who fired gun at Orland Mall parking lot During the evening of Saturday, November 27, the Orland Park Police Department was made aware of an altercation occurring in a parking lot located at 66 Orland Square Drive. An officer on the scene witnessed a female suspect holding a firearm in…
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Orland Township’s Holiday Program: Highlighting Donor Kindness In the spirit of holiday giving, one very special resident of Orland Park donated more than 146 winter hats to Orland Township. In the spirit of holiday giving, one very special resident of Orland Park donated more than 146 winter hats to Orland Township. Jean Metzler, 86, has…
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United States Mint Announces 2022 Native American $1 Coin Reverse Design The United States Mint (Mint) today officially announced the design for the 2022 Native American $1 Coin. The 2022 Native American $1 Coin will commemorate Ely S. Parker, a U.S. Army officer, engineer, and tribal diplomat, who served as military secretary to Ulysses S….
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Chicagoland Toys for Tots Motorcycle Parade is Back, Dec. 5 Fortier “Everyone had a rough year and we want to make it better.” Chicagoland Toys for Tots Motorcycle Parade has been a Chicago tradition for forty-three years and the non-profit organization plans to make a return this year with the 44th Motorcycle Parade. In year’s past,…
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Community residents host “Black Friday Action” protest against Chase Bank funding go gas and oil projects About 60 people gathered in Evanston to urge Chase to stop being the #1 funder of new gas and oil projects. Chase has invested $317 Billion in fossil fuel projects since 2015 – 33% more than any other bank. A…
Sanders, colleagues push for WTO Waiver on barriers blocking Vaccine production around the world Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), along with Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tuesday sent a letter to the Biden Administration pushing for a waiver of international intellectual property (IP) rules at the World Trade Organization (WTO)…
Man who broke into Oak Brook home on Thanksgiving arrested Bond Set at $750,000 for Cook County Man Armed with a Gun Charged With Attempting to Break into Oak Brook Home on Thanksgiving DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Oak Brook Chief of Police James Kruger announced today that bond has been set for…
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Chicago Wolves complete weekend sweep over Grand Rapids Griffins Poturalski, Leivo and Noesen score while Makiniemi stars in net Stefan Noesen scored one goal and set up two others to pace the Chicago Wolves to a 3-1 victory over the Grand Rapids Griffins Sunday afternoon at Allstate Arena. Forwards Andrew Poturalski and Josh Leivo also…
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